Research Article

Analysis of Risk Factors for Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion at Lumbosacral Spine

Table 2

Comparison of the radiologic variables.

TotalControl cohortASD cohortP Value

DA (°)
Preop17.3 ± 4.617.4 ± 4.617.1 ± 4.40.829
Postop25.1 ± 5.625.7 ± 5.319.3 ± 5.1<0.001
LL (°)
Preop44.3 ± 3.245.7 ± 3.544.8 ± 2.70.078
Postop53.4 ± 6.453.9 ± 6.248.5 ± 6.40.001
DLL (°)
Preop28.0 ± 5.427.9 ± 5.328.4 ± 5.70.720
Postop34.2 ± 6.734.3 ± 6.833.7 ± 5.70.774
SS (°)
Preop34.3 ± 5.034.4 ± 5.134.0 ± 4.50.758
Postop31.3 ± 5.131.4 ± 5.130.9 ± 5.20.702
PI (°)
Preop55.3 ± 8.654.8 ± 8.758.8 ± 7.70.081
Postop53.9 ± 4.654.3 ± 4.651.6 ± 4.50.025
PT (°)
Preop21.7 ± 5.721.9 ± 5.722.3 ± 5.10.295
Postop22.8 ± 5.422.5 ± 5.425.4 ± 4.60.044
∆PI-LL (°)0.024
Matched group123114 (80.9)9 (56.2)
Mismatched group3427 (19.1)7 (43.8)
Cage subsidence (%)0.625
Yes23 (14.6)20 (14.2)3 (18.8)
No134 (85.4)121 (85.8)13 (81.2)

Preop: preoperative, Postop: postoperative, DA: disc angle, LL: lumbar lordosis, DLL: distal lumbar lordosis, SS: sacral slope, PI: pelvic incidence, PT: pelvic tilt,PI-LL: the difference value between PI and LL, matched group: ∆PI-LL  < 10°, mismatched group: ∆PI-LL ≥ 10°.